43 Saxon Rise, Irchester, Wellingborough, NN29 7AU

43 Saxon Rise is a two-bedroom semi-detached house in Irchester, Wellingborough, Wellingborough (NN29 7AU). It has a recorded floor area of 42 m² (around 452 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band A. The latest certificate (March 2021) shows a C (score 70). When first surveyed in July 2010 the rating was D, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, window efficiency went from Average to Good, hot-water efficiency went from Average to Good and lighting went from Average to Very Good; while wall efficiency dropped from Good to Average and roof efficiency dropped from Very Good to Good. The recommended improvements would push it to B (score 89). The property has solar panels on record, all of which lower running costs and tend to lift resale appeal. Other recorded features include a conservatory.

At 42 m² it sits well below the postcode median (60 m² across 41 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. Sold August 2021 for £184,000. Across the public record there are 4 sales, relatively high churn for a single property. That sale was during the post-pandemic price surge, when transactions cleared materially above pre-2020 trend. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2020. Past consents include an extension and a conservatory, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. Across 2004–2021, sale prices on this property compounded at 2.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £225,000 is 22.3% above the 2021 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£407/sq ft) was about 144.6% above the typical sold price in the postcode.